New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-07
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.AsLtttio 6o-Pound Hercules WITH .
Nerve that Never Failed.

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Nerve that Never Failed.
NV York Times,
Away back in the sixties was
financially interested in two or three
Texas enterprises with man named
George Sloane. That was his right
name. but in many localities in Texas
he was known only as Nervy George.
y have seen great many statements
concerning his adventures IN print,
but all more or less exaggerated.
Some OF the adventures which came
about while we were in company / will
now give to the press for the first
time.
Sloane was an Ohio boy, and / made
his acquaintance and chummed With
him in the Andersonyille prison pen..
We went West together after the
war. and at that time he was
only q years old. He was 5 feet {
inches high, weighed 16O pounds, and
was the strongest man / ever saw out
side OF professional wrestler or
=cannoE-Pall tosser. His flesh was, so
hard that he could crack a walnut on
his leg. On two or three occasions I
knew hlm to break the bones in q
mans hand by a single grip. Hatook
no training of any sort, but the
strength and ruggedness vera born to
him. AS if not satisfied in making him
y young hercules. nature gave him the
most wonderful nerve and courage.
He once told me that he would give
500 to realize for FIVE minutes what
fear was. | saw him. in some Of the
hottest places man could get into, and
! never saw him falter or hesitate or
make q mistaken Doing just she right
thing.
One afternoon, after we had finished
up some business In Dallas and were
ready to go, we entered q saloon for q
parting nip. It was full Of gamblers,
cowboys, and rongh characters GEN
orally, and every man ore a arevolver
IN plain sight. We were slipping our
drink when q burly big Iuffian, wha
was g fighter from way back, intea-
tionally fell against Sloane with con.
siderable force, and then stood off and
leered at him and SAID:
!. I'm waiting fur We to ak my pard-
ing fur that, banty.''
S.oane never carried weapon OF
any sort while in town. He looked
the big fellow over in cool and quiet
way, and finally asked:
did you intend to insult me, sir?"
"1nsult ye!" echoed the other. "Who
talks OF insults2 Why, We little game
cock from somebody's barnyard, I'll
give ye two minits to git down on
your knees to me. =
II you do not beg my pardon be-
lore finish this glass, " replied George.
u will make a wreck OF you"
By this time everybody in the sa-
loon had crowded around us, and it
was easy to see we had no friends
there. There was something in
Sloane's eye and tone which cautioned
the big fellow, and If left to himself he
would have retired from the scrape.
But he was egged on and braced upby
the crowd who ached to see row,
and he stepped back a little, drew mis-
revolver, and growled:
snow. bantv. pet down m vonr
marrow bones, or you'll take a dose
of lead.'
Sloane leaned on the bar with his
elbow and slipped his wine slowly
paying no further attention TO anv
one. He was, perhaps, minute and
a half finishing his glass, and during
the last half minute he was covered
by the man g revolver. When he set
the glass down he wiped off his month.
returned the handkerchief and then
turned and advanced nnnn the r,,f.
fan. TTnie maj, Area bs.n4 hia,,L -
his head cut; off a locF ~ ha;n .ns ~
tha huIIst L;,la5 ~ h,,.a Assn' aiu
fora ha eo,,ia % sra 1no D"ssellue1. De,
him ono ] ha,,a ~ ~ - ah usuige selzeu
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